ESC: Long-term volunteering at Youth Clubs in rural area of Estonia

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Estonia Culture Education European Voluntary Service Social work Culture Education +3 Fixed dates

About the project

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

Lääne-Harju Huvikeskus is a public youth organisation located in the north-western part of Estonia. It is owned and managed by Lääne-Harju local government. The organisation coordinates the work of seven youth centres (Paldiski, Vasalemma, Ämari, Rummu, Padise, Klooga, Laulasmaa) based in different villages/towns in the local municipality. It is an extremely large municipality which was formed as a result of a merge of four municipalities in 2017. All young people aged 7-26 can visit the youth centres and are welcome to join the activities organised by our permanent staff or initiate their own projects. Our youth workers are trained to provide support and guidance. Our core values are inclusion, cultural diversity and promotion of non-formal education. The main objectives of Lääne-Harju Huvikeskus are: 1. developing, coordinating and promoting leisure activities for youth people of different interests and age groups; 2. organising youth work in general, including mobile youth work; 3. creating possibilities for free self-expression and creativity; 4. supporting young people to show initiative; 5. empowering young people to participate in work camps thus developing working culture and promoting employability. The organisation has participated in various domestic projects and is currently developing several international ones. We value life-long learning and continuous development to reach our full potential.

💼 What the programme involves

Lääne-Harju Huvikeskus is a public youth centre located in the north-western part of Estonia. The organisation coordinates the work of seven youth rooms based in different villages. Young people aged 7-26 are welcome to join our wide range of leisure activities organised by our permanent staff or initiate their own projects. Our youth workers provide support and guidance. Our core values are inclusion, cultural diversity and promotion of non-formal education. The main activities of the youth centre are: - developing, coordinating and promoting leisure activities for youth people; - creating possibilities for youth initiavies, free self-expression and creativity; APPLICATION PROCESS: 1) Open and download the application form: https://estyes.ee/en/projects/youth-clubs-in-laane-harju-county/; 2) Fill it in; 3) Send it to our email address [email protected] and you will be contacted!

🏠 Accommodation on site

The volunteers will be housed in a shared flat in a small town in Keila which is located near Tallinn. There is a good bus and train connection between villages in the area as well as with the capital.

🎒 Leisure activities

- Volunteers will receive On-arrival and Mid-term training organised by Estonian National Agency - The host organisation supports the personal development of the volunteers during their stay with whatever is necessary - The host organisation provides emotional support, coaching and help with adjusting and designing the ESC experience.

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: - Happy to work with children and youth - Willing to contribute to community-building and inclusion - Prepared for living in rural Estonia - Pro-active person, interested in teamwork, self-development
Deadline: No application deadline

ℹ️ Additional information

The project is implemented under the European Solidarity Corps Programme, financed by the European Commission.
The participating organisations have to be mindful of these needs as they are responsible for providing a respectful and trusting hosting environment. At the same time, the organisations participating in the initiative devote a great deal of time, energy and resources to set up a high-quality activity; they should therefore expect that European Solidarity Corps participants show a similar level of respect for the local communities and the people that are directly concerned by the activities (https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/mission_en).
What do we provide ?

Training before and after the project
Health insurance during your project
round-trip travel reimbursement
accommodation and food
pocket money
language course
Return Week-end
Youth Pass and SVI international Volunteer passport

Before applying for this volunteering project, you need to enroll yourself at European Solidarity Corps Platform (https://europa.eu/youth/solidarity_en) and specify your European Solidarity Corps Participant Number (PRN).
This organisation holds a European Solidarity Corps Quality Label.
Contact the ESC coordinator at +32 2 888 67 13 to get more informations.

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